Crius
titanΚρεῖος
Titan of constellations
Crius was the Titan associated with the constellations — one of four brothers who held Uranus at the corners of the earth during his castration.
The Myth
Crius held the south while Kronos castrated Uranus. With Eurybia, he fathered Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Through Astraeus, he was grandfather of the four winds and the stars. Imprisoned in Tartarus after the Titanomachy.
Parents
Gaia and Uranus
Children
Astraeus, Pallas, Perses (by Eurybia)
Symbols
southern starsramconstellations
Fun Fact
Crius may be connected to the constellation Aries — his name resembles krios, the Greek word for ram.